A day for shoveling; Nemo's totals vary around the region

Roads mostly clear Saturday; power restored

MIDDLETOWN — A day of rest turned into a day of work for the mid-Hudson region as business owners, residents and highway crews began digging out after Winter Storm Nemo blasted the region, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow on some areas.

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By Leonard Sparks

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By Leonard Sparks

Posted Feb. 10, 2013 at 2:00 AM

By Leonard Sparks

Posted Feb. 10, 2013 at 2:00 AM

HOW MUCH?

Washingtonville seems to hold the record with 21 inches of snow. Farther west, snow seems sparse, with 4 inches in Neversink and Jeffersonville.

These are the snowfall totals in inches from...

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HOW MUCH?

Washingtonville seems to hold the record with 21 inches of snow. Farther west, snow seems sparse, with 4 inches in Neversink and Jeffersonville.

These are the snowfall totals in inches from around our region. They were compiled from National Weather Service data and reports from readers:

Washingtonville: 21"

Cornwall: 15.5"

Warwick: 14"

Highland Falls: 13"

High Falls: 12"

Milford, Pa.: 12"

Wallkill hamlet: 12"

Middletown: 12"

Goshen: 12"

Newburgh: 12"

Florida: 11"

Montgomery: 10"

Woodridge 10"

Wurtsboro: 9"

Saugerties: 9"

Monticello: 6"

Jeffersonville: 4"

Neversink: 4"

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MIDDLETOWN — A day of rest turned into a day of work for the mid-Hudson region as business owners, residents and highway crews began digging out after Winter Storm Nemo blasted the region, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow on some areas.

About 21 inches fell in Washingtonville and 15.5 in Cornwall-on-Hudson, according to the National Weather Service. Middletown received 12 inches and Florida nearly 11, while about 10 inches fell in Woodridge and 4 in Jeffersonville.

"It was a whopper," Middletown resident Robert Saul said as he ran a snowblower along the sidewalk in front of his house while his wife, Mary, shoveled their porch and steps. "I guess after a supermild winter like the last one, you got to pay your dues at some point."

As the state deployed resources to hard-hit Suffolk County and parts of New England dealt with 3 feet of snow, Orange, Sullivan and Ulster county officials and residents could claim a measure of victory.

Despite the significant snowfall, there were relatively few accidents and clear roads greeted most residents Saturday morning.

Hundreds of Orange & Rockland Utilities customers who lost power saw their service restored by early afternoon. And Sullivan and Ulster residents also escaped without significant problems.

"For us it was nice and quiet," Orange County government spokeswoman Orysia Dmytrenko said. "We even got a chance to close of the EOC (Emergency Operations Center) at a reasonable time last night."

There was one weather-related death in Poughkeepsie and several accidents reported Saturday in Orange County.

Muril Hancock, 74, died Friday after an 18-year-old driver lost control and hit him as he walked on a roadway shoulder around 12:30 p.m., Town of Poughkeepsie police said.

In Slate Hill a car ran into a pole around 10:30 a.m., and in Wallkill a car plowed into a house on Smith Road just before noon.

Emergency personnel also responded to a multiple-vehicle accident on Route 302 near Schmidt Lane in Circleville just after 1 p.m.

There was no information available on injuries or whether any of those accidents was weather-related.

For most, the biggest challenge was clearing snow-covered driveways and sidewalks.

Village of Montgomery resident Sophia Romano and her son, David, shoveled the sidewalk outside their Union Street house while her husband, Guy, scooped up piles of snow using a small loader.

"It went well," she said. "Our DPW (Department of Public Works) is awesome."

Down the road, Debbie Fagan added to a pile of snow whose peak was at almost the level of her head. She had been digging for more than an hour. Once a path was cleared, she planned to curl up on her couch with hot chocolate and coffee to watch a movie.

"Not my idea of fun anymore," she said of the shoveling. "First time, yes. Now, no.